West Virginia residents were unable to pay to connect to a water system that would have provided clean water until the nonprofit, Dig Deep, stepped in.
Activists were surprised to learn of the proposal to process natural gas for export. And they're not happy. “We will not be prostituted for pollution."
Green infrastructure has other benefits besides treating stormwater, like improving air quality and increasing green space. But it could also lead to gentrification.
The new policy could consider things like education level, English language proficiency, and air and water quality to define environmental justice communities.
They want to prioritize projects that help lower-income drivers go electric lIke placing charging stations in neighborhoods with apartments and in rural areas.
